A Continuation-In-Part – In a recent issue of our column, we gave a lesson on performing “do-it-yourself due diligence” on a pending U.S. patent application. This month, we present a “Continuation-In-Part” of […]
Scanning the Horizon – The Setup and Use of a Patent Alert Service
A Quick PAS Primer – Patents play an important role in protecting products that are out in the marketplace, or are soon to be introduced. Keeping a watchful eye on the patent […]
In Search of the Perfect Christmas Tree Stand (Part 2)
A Recap of the Christmas LM Past – Readers of our column last month(1) will recall that it was the first of two installments on basic patent searching in the USPTO. We […]
In Search of the Perfect Christmas Tree Stand: Has the Unmet Need Been Met?
The LMs of Christmas Past – Longtime readers of this column may remember our 2007 Christmas issue(1), in which we lamented the lack of a decent Christmas tree stand. Along with a […]
Online Searching for Business Information in the USPTO
A Spectrum of Subject Matter – Many engineers and scientists are aware of the United States Patent and Trademark Office website, http://patft.uspto.gov/, that is available for online searching of patents and published […]